Telegram-herald., 1887-06-27
BE Spsaks Of Spiritual
Archery.
He Was = Mighty Hunter
Before the Lord.



ftes beionginE - the chures II ~ hieh ths
kas. 4 ueAitt TalmaSS. ID D.. is pas
tDf, haze Flla O. the gentry tor Ghs
simmer, bus stiH fhs sreat thr0nza Of
people that for eighteen Years have been
seen Ga and erouza Brooklyn T1bernaels
Ga sabbath days. are found thsre. Il -
estimated that aoort 800 co strangers
have visited MS cauFen during tbe past
year. The hymn sanx this morning sas:
snlpatioa. an t..a ioyfsl seandf
~ plelsafe q our sarss
sosereisn b<sn &C every 9ossn4
A aorisai Or oer tsans.
o. Ta,mage's text was. "Ts was a
rnghty tunter befoEe the I1EtL .--(sea-
s~n 4. . lie sad;
Il orr dag hunting Is srort; kut tn
<ke lands AMI times infested with wii1
beasts it was a natter of life or death
vita the people. Il was very different
mona going ouG on q suash.ny afternoon
With q ps1ent breech loader t0 shoot reed
tiris on tie tats. VIXEN Pollcs AID
Achilles ano Diometes Wens ou1 o ciear
the land of lions AID tigers ard bears.
My text sets forth &inrod a. = hero when
b presents hiEa With brosd shoulders and
shaggy apparel aad snnbfowned lace. and
arm bunched NTH muscla-'.A mighty
hunter before the Lord fthink hc Used
TIE bow and the arrOw. with great success
praeticiog archery.
have thought II Il - such a grand
thing and such brave thing 70 clear Wild
beasts oot q a country, Il il il nor better
and Drawer thing % hunt down AID de-
sfroy those great evils of society that are
stalking the land with fierce eye ard
bloody paw sad sharp tusk and quick
ypring. I have wondered II there 4 not
such thing As gospel hunting. by which
those who have been flying from the truth
may be captured for God and heaven
The Lord Jesus In his sermon used tho
art Of angling for an Illustration when be
said; Il viii make you fishers of men -
Ard 80 think have authority for using
hunting a. an nlastrsfion OF gospel truth;
and pray God thar there may Be many Q
man IA this congregation who shall begin
% study gospel archery, OF whom &c may
after while - said sfie Vas . mighty
hunter before the Lord "
How much awkward Christiaa work
the-e - done in the woridi How many
good people there are who drive souls
away from Christ instead OF bringing
them 10 himi Religious blunderer~, who
upset more than they right Their gun
has q crooked barrel, and kicks as 10 goes
OF. They ara Ike clumsy hunter who
gcss along with skillful hunters; ut the
very moment be ought 70 De most Quiet
be II cracking an aikicr or falling over q
log and frightening away the game. How
few CHRISTIAN people have ever learned
the lesson of which I read at the BEGIN
ming of the servir- how that the Lord
Jesus Christ &C the well went from talk
fng about = cup Of water 70 the most prsc-
teal religious truths, which won the wc-
mans soul for God Jesus, Ia the wilder
ness. was breaking bread 70 the people.
I think it WIS good bread; it was very
Light bread. and the yeast lad done its
~ork thoroughly. Christ. after be had
broken the bread. said TO the people. "Hls~
ware Of The yeast. or cs the heaven. Of the
pharlsees." 80 natural q transition it
was. and how easily they al understood
hir1 Bnt bow few Christian people who
understand how % fastcn the truths cf
God and religion 20 The souls OF
rrcnt Truman Osborne, one Of the
eraczelists who went through this
conns~y some years ago. had y wonder
fssl art IN the right direction. He came 70
my fathers house one dav. and while we
were al seated IN tne room. he said. sMr.
Talmaxe. are al yiar children ChrfSfiansq''
Father said: "Yes, al but DE Witt. -
Then rrunap Osborne looked down into
the firepiscc. and BEGAN % tell story a
a storm that came on he mountains. and
che sheep were in the fold. but there was
ene lamb outside that persisted in the
storm. Had hs looked re In The eye. I
should have been anzsred when he told
me t'sat sforv; but bc locked into the fro
pi1sr. end q vas 50 realistically and
beautifully done that 7 never fouad any
pee unin IVES srrc 7 was inside the
felii. where the ether sheep ere
The archcrs cf old aines stulied tksir
art. Thcv were very precise IN The mat
YER The cid books gave special directions
as to hoc' the archer shouid 50. and "a "a
wtat m arrser slsould do. Re must
stard erect and flr1a. his left foot Ettle
IN advancc II his RIGHT feet with his
LETT hard Ia must tzks bold Il the bow ia
the middle. erd then with fhc three On
gers and the thumb 81 lis rixht hand he
should i1y hold - the arrow ard afTix il
e. the sfrsngs--so precise wrs the direction
gwen But how ci1r1sy - zrs about -
f<;ous week Row ittie skin and care
we excrcisef Hew cf.en our arrows miss
AZ fnrfki Oh. thur ve might learn the
81 ~ .tioirS god and becofne mighty
hrnters before the Ier,lrf
IA The irss place, 4 ron want 20 &c e.
fectnal II doing rccd, res riHst be very
snxe of your weapon There vas sasns-
thing zarv faScinatinx aIsout The archery
C oi,sen tirres. Perhaps ycs, 20 nof know
what they could 10 with tte bow and ar
row Why. tar chief battles fought bv
khs FnEiish plsntacenefs wefe with tie
kn<r bow They would take tie arrow of
rrlshed wncd and feather it with the
plurre - BIRD. snli thsn ik wouid ~
frcra the owstrtnr e plaaet silk The
brood heids II Agincpurt and S0lvsy
Mos sna NeviIls's Cross heard the loud
0srum ~ the archer's bowstrinG. Now.
ny ChrsStinn friends, we have a niirhsier
vescca than tkat - - TIE errnw of TIE
Eospei. Il is sharp srrars It isa straight
srrow. lt i feafhere,l from the wing q
<he dove q Gol's s',irft, if aies fr1n q
nez msfie cut of the VOID q the crusS
As Ear ~ I can estifnafe cr calcalatc. 4
"a brcasht down 4co. no.c00 scu's
F-rl knew how 20 trina the notch
e ttat er-cw en- 70 that tnv-
<<rirr. an1 It's whir wa heard khroaxs
g. CernthiaB theatres. snd fhreuzh the
n5-zzt rucEa. antl the krees e FcEix
kr-,cked fcrefher. Is was thai arrow fha<
rfzrk in Lufheras heart whfn he cried
~r<- s1oh. nv sirsi Oh. my sinsrs II
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